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Plastic Wrap Barrier Causes Motorcycle Crash
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | July 16, 2004 | DARRYL ENRIQUEZ

Posted on 07/19/2004 9:01:53 AM PDT by BluegrassScholar

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To: Looking4Truth
Yeah, I've got a Harley with open drag pipes, try that with me and see what happens. I'll ride it whenever I want!

Mighty considerate of you.

(And no, attempted murder would not be justified if that were the case.)

21 posted on 07/19/2004 9:50:12 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: taxed2death

I understand your point. Even though I DO have the drag pipes on my scoot, I DO show the neighbors some consideration. BTW, I've got my own bike shop (customs restorations repair), too.


22 posted on 07/19/2004 10:00:52 AM PDT by Looking4Truth (NEVER trust Muslims to keep their word.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

See#32.


23 posted on 07/19/2004 10:02:03 AM PDT by Looking4Truth (NEVER trust Muslims to keep their word.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

Duuuhhhh. I meant see #22.


24 posted on 07/19/2004 10:02:50 AM PDT by Looking4Truth (NEVER trust Muslims to keep their word.)
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To: TommyDale
I read this earlier, and I was immediately transported back to my childhood, when a neighbor strung barbed wire across our bike path.

This isn't even funny. One of my dad's friends was decapitated when riding a snow mobile in a similar situation.

25 posted on 07/19/2004 10:05:34 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace (Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
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To: taxed2death
I'd wait until about 4 in the morning and throw a 1/4 stick out my upstairs window and have it land in his driveway next to his bedroom window.

Remind me not to get on your bad side!!

LOL!
26 posted on 07/19/2004 10:10:58 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Liberalism is the end result of too many people peeing in the gene pool.)
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To: Looking4Truth
"Yeah, I've got a Harley with open drag pipes, try that with me and see what happens. I'll ride it whenever I want!

And I've got a 6.2 litre diesel engine on a wheeled test stand with no pipes and I'll test it whenever and wherever I want. :)

Works great on mexicans playing loud mariachi music at all hours too!

27 posted on 07/19/2004 10:13:09 AM PDT by EUPHORIC (Right? Left? Read Ecclesiastes 10:2 for a definition. The Bible knows all about it!)
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To: BluegrassScholar
I'm no Sherlock Holmes but when push comes to shove this shouldn't be all that difficult to solve: you just need to work backwards.

-What are the specifics of this plastic wrap (I mean, we're not talking Saran-Wrap here)?

-Who makes it?

-What is the minimum that can be bought? The weight? The height of the role? Over the past year who bough a small amount of this? ("Small amount" Commerically speaking, of course)

- and so on.

28 posted on 07/19/2004 10:16:13 AM PDT by yankeedame ("Born with the gift of laughter & a sense that the world was mad.")
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To: reagan_fanatic

....it was not my first move to settle the problem. I went to his front door and introduced myself and asked him if he might at least ride a bit slower and try to "be nice". I offered to give him "dealer cost" for any exhaust as long as he kept some sort of baffles in the pipes.....even "performance" baffles are a bit easier on the ears than open pipes...He just told me to "F" off and slammed the door.

So I moved on to "plan B".


29 posted on 07/19/2004 10:18:13 AM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: EUPHORIC

That's funny. I used to work on the Ford Powerstroke diesels at a local dealer before I opened my bike shop. I've got some Mexicans a few business down the hill from me who rented a garage for 'car detailing' (selling dope, probably) and on the 4th of July they had a big throwdown. Didn't hear 'The Star Spangled Banner' played once, but that mariachi crap blasted out all day long.


30 posted on 07/19/2004 10:20:31 AM PDT by Looking4Truth (NEVER trust Muslims to keep their word.)
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To: BluegrassScholar

I had no idea this would work! What a great idea! I may use this for the morons on Harleys who are thundering through the narrow dirt nature preserve paths near my house, making children and hikers jump into the bushes to avoid being hit.


31 posted on 07/19/2004 10:28:04 AM PDT by Capriole (DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.)
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To: TommyDale

"...I was immediately transported back to my childhood, when a neighbor strung barbed wire across our bike path."

My older brother tells the story of him and his friends rigging up a device to get a car that was crossing a friend's yard (corner lot). They filled two cans with cement with a wire between them. Propped them up on sticks at door height where the guy would drive. The car would snag the wire and the cans would come flying into the door panels.

Not sure if it actually worked. And it sounds like a good idea - until a motorcycle or sports car comes through and you hit the people in the head with the cans. Or - the guy with the dinged door panels stops and throws rocks through all of your windows.

Kids will be kids. (Stupid and hopefully VERY lucky.) I wonder if this plastic wasn't put up to catch a car (more likely that a car would be on the road). The kids are back in the woods to laugh at the driver's shock and then his efforts to get the wrap off his car. Not thinking about a motorcycle - or a paniced driver careening off the road.

And yes - even though "kids will be kids" (not thinking is the key phrase) they should get punished severely.


32 posted on 07/19/2004 10:33:05 AM PDT by geopyg (Peace..................through decisive and ultimate VICTORY. (Democracy, whiskey, sexy))
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To: TommyDale

I fully agree. If they find the scum who did it they should throw 'em into General Population for 2-4 years.


33 posted on 07/19/2004 10:34:51 AM PDT by theDentist ("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
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To: Looking4Truth

With all due respect, I confess to being kind of amused at this. That is, you making those threats on an internet forum. Bet you have a lot of people shaking in their shoes.

I understand your point about wanting to ride whenever you want, and if it makes too much noise, well, your point seems to be "Tough Shiite". But, of course, it's all about you, so f them anyway.

I wonder how you'd react to a banjo player moving next door, one who has carved out the post midnight hours for his practice time. And on the off chance that you like banjo music, think death metal bands, whatever it takes.


34 posted on 07/19/2004 10:35:23 AM PDT by dmz
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To: Capriole
Burying saw blades where they gun it to go up a hill works too.

It's a long contemplative walk back pushing a heavy bike with shredded tires...
35 posted on 07/19/2004 10:35:38 AM PDT by null and void (Middle East n. former name for the region commonly known as Oil Under Glass)
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To: Capriole

1. Harleys are not off road bikes.

2. You will be caught.

3. You will be charged with attempted murder.


36 posted on 07/19/2004 10:36:04 AM PDT by MediaMole (Microsoft math: 1 inch = 2.4 centimeters)
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To: geopyg

A piece of random looking debris, with a vertical part to catch a bumper will make an amazing amount of noise as it cartwheels under a car...


37 posted on 07/19/2004 10:39:10 AM PDT by null and void (Middle East n. former name for the region commonly known as Oil Under Glass)
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To: BluegrassScholar

So when does the Saran wrap company get sued?

Afterall, they currently do not have a warning label on the box- which demonstrates their disregard for the safety of vulnerable consumers! The box should say something like, "Construction of transparent road barricades can be dangerous or fatal."

I am being sarcastic of course, but millions have been made from equally stupid things...


38 posted on 07/19/2004 10:42:04 AM PDT by Made In The USA (NO, I don't have to call you the President of Iraq. Now sit down!)
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To: dmz
With all due respect, I confess to being kind of amused at this. That is, you making those threats on an internet forum. Bet you have a lot of people shaking in their shoes.

I don't make threats that I can't back up. If you've ever had the adrenalin pumping because some idiot in a car almost killed you, you'd come a little unglued too. This thread just reminded me of those moments and I went off.

I understand your point about wanting to ride whenever you want, and if it makes too much noise, well, your point seems to be "Tough Shiite". But, of course, it's all about you, so f them anyway.

See #22.

I wonder how you'd react to a banjo player moving next door, one who has carved out the post midnight hours for his practice time. And on the off chance that you like banjo music, think death metal bands, whatever it takes.

I don't have to worry about that problem since I have no close neighbors. :)

39 posted on 07/19/2004 10:42:26 AM PDT by Looking4Truth (NEVER trust Muslims to keep their word.)
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To: yankeedame

The article says kitchen variety plastic wrap. Wrap enough of that stuff together and you've got a pretty effective barrier. Things like that stack up quick, remember 1 sting is nothing, a whole bunch of strings is a baseball.


40 posted on 07/19/2004 10:44:05 AM PDT by discostu (Gravity is a harsh mistress)
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